CALS Chances

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<p>I know that I put this up last week, but i didnt get many responses so im doing it again.</p>

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<p>have a 92/100 GPA but I take all honors/AP/accel classes and have received academic excellence math. This is unweighted bc my school is dumb and doesnt weight grades. I am in the top 20% but my counseler has mentioned that i could have easily been in the top 10% if grades were weighted. Im pretty sure I have taken some of the most hardest classes avaliable.</p>

<p>I also play many sports. I play baseball (all-stars including advancing to the regional tournerment and gold level travel) and volleyball (varsity), have played basketball (freshmen, AAU), and have done cross-country for my school for three years. </p>

<p>I am also VP of NHS, have been co-president and VP of two other clubs, and am involved in three different clubs. I have also done MANY community service events, have received awards for my services, and have accumulated 200+ hours. I have received the St. Michael’s Book Award for my community service and have been recommended for the YMCA award (honors community service). </p>

<p>I have raised money through various fund-raisers for free-clinic and people who are on Medicaid. Raised over $2000, mentioned it in my app.</p>

<p>I also have work experience. I have worked for a tutoring company called Kumon where i work about 8 hours a week</p>

<p>I have completed an internship for the past two years where i have done cancer and environemntal research. I have published a paper in a journal and have sent my cancer research to Utah to be used to find a cure.</p>

<p>My ACT composite was a 29:
30, 30, 28, 26 (I know its not that good but its not bad considereing the avg is a 28)</p>

<p>My teacher recs- One should be pretty good and the other should be good but not amazing. My chem teacher talked about how i took my interest outside the classroom to pursue research and my history teacher talked abt me working my ass off in his class. i have a pretty good relationship with them.</p>

<p>My essay-Everyone that has read it said it was really good, including admission officers.</p>

<p>I'm applyin to CALS ED and majoring in Bio. I just want to know how i stack up against others.</p>

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<p>Lol maybe a 28 is average for an agg major but for bio/aem its more like 32-33+ as average. Ed would have been a much better chance but you still have a shot, average maybe meaning like what less than 20%. Sorry if its harsh but thats what I think.</p>

<p>cheers,
Miek</p>

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<p>the avg. is not a 28 anymore. I had a 31 and the guy I knew at admissions said it was "around average". I would say average is probably 32, and for bio/aem, 34. Standards have been rising quickly these past few years</p>

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<p>Judging by what you described, you have an excellent chance. Cornell CALS cares little about standardized test scores compared to EC's and GPA.</p>

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<p>Last year's 75th% for the total entering Frosh class was a 32. It is hard to believe that the hotelies & ILR's are large enough (in numbers) to move that number much. Thus, it is highly unlikely that the mean is a 32 for CAS.</p>

<p><a href="http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000395.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000395.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Keep in mind only 650ish apps. had ACT scores. Most CALS applications are SAT because they recommend 2 SATii's in Math and Science. Even last year when I called CALS to see what the mean was, the woman disclosed that a 32 was the norm. She also said 31-33 was the range of most admits. Which led me to believe the most difficult majors (aem, bio) would be around a 34. In any event, a 29 ACT will not significantly weaken an application.</p>

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<p>Lol call the admissions office, that statistic hasnt been updated in a while. I was told the real range is 31-34 when i called.</p>

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She also said 31-33 was the range of most admits.

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<p>Admits don't matter (some of those 33's will end up at Dartmouth, Brown....); what is important is matriculants, as reported on the CDS.</p>

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that statistic hasnt been updated in a while

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<p>Hmmm, do you really think that Cornell's Division of Planning and Budget, which is comprised of many high quality professionals, would publish bad data? What would be their purpose?</p>

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<p>so do you think that college board is correct then? (legitimate question not trying to go against you)</p>

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<p>yankee:</p>

<p>Dunno about Collegeboard and how current their info is. </p>

<p>But, I do think that Cornell publishes accurate data, and that the link to its own Common Data Set in post #5 is correct: For the matriculating Frosh in fall of 2007, Cornell's 25th ACT % was 28 and its 75th % is 32. It is a statistical no-no to split the difference and end up with a mean of ~30, but it's not a bad estimate. </p>

<p>found Frosh of 2008 -- Uni-wide, the 25th increased to 29, and the 75th to 33. The endowed colleges (which includes CAS) are 30-33.</p>

<p><a href="http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000175.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000175.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>so do you guys think that i have a shot?</p>

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<p>aside from all this bickering, of course you have a shot! like i said, your score won't make or break your application. You'll be in the running, but it is bio, so just keep your fingers crossed and hope for the best</p>

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<p>alrite man, thanks for your imput</p>